I've recently become involved with the .NET user group on Second Life, which (for those of you who've not yet tried it), is a great way to meet people from all over the world in a 3D virtual world. I've been a resident on there for a while now, but I'm only just starting to really make the most of it, and it's a real buzz. Last weekend, the Microsoft Visual Studio Island on Second Life played host to a talk on Silverlight by Todd Anglin from Telerik. Members of the user group, represented by Avatars in this virtual world,...
I recently purchased an item on Amazon that I needed delivered quickly, so I selected Express delivery from the delivery options. I saw a message - did I want to spend £49 and get express delivery on all my orders for a year? I decided against it - most of the time I can live with the delay of supersaver delivery. On the same day, I bought a load of stuff with free delivery.
You may see where this is going - yes, the free delivery stuff arrived yesterday, without a hitch. The doorbell is in need of batteries, so...